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knob

/nɑb/ noun B2
  1. A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
  2. A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
  3. A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
  4. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  5. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  6. A prominent rounded hill.
  7. A woman's breast. (slang)
  8. The head of the penis; the glans. (slang)

Plural knobs

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Great big knobs on drawer and door;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 19 · C1

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